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BLU Life Play vs Nokia Lumia Icon

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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    Key differences

    Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

    • Display technology

      OLED versus LCD

      Life Play:
      LCD
      Lumia Icon:
      OLED

    • Weight

      Life Play: 42 g lighter

      Life Play:
      125 g
      Lumia Icon:
      167 g

    • Width

      Life Play: 2.6 mm narrower

      Life Play:
      68.4 mm
      Lumia Icon:
      71 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Life Play: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

      Life Play:
      4.7 in
      Lumia Icon:
      5 in

    • Chipset

      Life Play:
      Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
      Lumia Icon:
      Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

    • Depth

      Life Play: 1.9 mm thinner

      Life Play:
      7.9 mm
      Lumia Icon:
      9.8 mm

    Physical size

    Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

    1. 1. Life Play

      Height:
      137 mm
      Width:
      68.4 mm
      Depth:
      7.9 mm

    2. 2. Lumia Icon

      Height:
      137 mm
      Width:
      71 mm +2.6 mm versus Life Play
      Depth:
      9.8 mm +1.9 mm versus Life Play

    Weight

    Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

    1. 1. Life Play

      125 g

    2. 2. Lumia Icon

      167 g

      +42 g versus Life Play

    Screen size

    Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

    1. 1. Life Play

      Screen diagonal:
      4.7 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      16:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      60.9 cm²

    2. 2. Lumia Icon

      Screen diagonal:
      5 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      16:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      68.9 cm²

    Lumia Icon has approximately 13.2% more rectangular screen area than Life Play.

    Memory variants

    Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

    Recorded RAM for Life Play, Lumia Icon, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageLife PlayLumia Icon
    4 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded
    32 GB Not recorded 2 GB RAM

    Practical features

    Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

    1. Life Play

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

    2. Lumia Icon

    NFC:
    Yes
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    No

    Battery capacity

    Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

    Recorded battery capacity

    Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

    1. 1. Life Play

      1800 mAh

    2. 2. Lumia Icon

      2420 mAh

      +620 mAh versus Life Play

    Specifications

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    1. Life Play2. Lumia Icon

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, Lumia Icon.
    SpecificationLife PlayLumia Icon
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
    • 137 Х 71 Х 9.8 mm
    Weight
    • 125 g
    • 167 g
    Technology
    • LED-backlit IPS LCD
    • AMOLED
    Screen size
    • 4.7" inch
    • 5" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 720 x 1280 px
    • 1080 x 1920 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 4 GB
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 32 GB
    • 2 GB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    • No
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1800 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 2420 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
    • Microsoft Windows Phone 8
    • upgradable to Microsoft Windows 10
    Chipset
    • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
    NFC Unknown
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Life Play, Lumia Icon.
    SpecificationLife PlayLumia Icon
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 60.9 cm2
    • 68.9 cm2
    Screen format
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 65.0%
    • 70.9%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 312 PPI
    • 441 PPI
    Screen protection Unknown
    • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, Lumia Icon.
    SpecificationLife PlayLumia Icon
    Rear camera, main
    • 8 MP
    • Single
    • 20 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 8 MP
    • AF
    • 20 MP
    • 1/1.5''
    • 1.12µm
    • OIS
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • HDR
    • Zeiss optics
    • Dual-LED flash
    • panorama
    Video
    • 1080p@30fps
    • 720p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    • 1.2 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • 2 MP
    • 1.2 MP
    Performance

    Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

    Performance — specifications for Life Play, Lumia Icon.
    SpecificationLife PlayLumia Icon
    Processor CPU
    • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
    • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
    Graphics processor GPU
    • PowerVR SGX544
    • Adreno 330
    Antutu 7 score *
    • 5998
    • 38023
    GeekBench 4 Single Core *
    • 330
    		 Unknown
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
    • 1149
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Life Play, Lumia Icon.
    SpecificationLife PlayLumia Icon
    Release date
    • 2013
    • March
    • 2014
    • February
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Black
    • White
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 180 EUR
    • 400 EUR
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 780 h (2G) / Up to 700 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
    • Stand by time- Up to 432 h Talking time- Up to 16 h 20 min (3G) Music play - Up to 75 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, Lumia Icon.
    SpecificationLife PlayLumia Icon
    SIM card
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Nano-SIM
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100)
    • 13(700)
    Speed
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
    • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
    • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Class 12
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Class 12
    • Up to 236.8 kbps
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi Direct
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    • dual-band
    • DLNA
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • GLONASS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
    Harmful irradiation Unknown
    • SAR - 0.70 W/kg (head) 0.93 W/kg (body)
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, Lumia Icon.
    SpecificationLife PlayLumia Icon
    Radio
    • Stereo FM radio
    • FM radio
    Others
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    • ClearBlack display
    • Dolby Headphone -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Life Play, Lumia Icon.
    SpecificationLife PlayLumia Icon
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass - Also known as BLU L100
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass
    • sensor core - Qi wireless charging - For Verizon USA. Previously known as Nokia Lumia 929.